One cannot imagine something about God or His form

November 28, 2003

"One who follows his imaginations about the Supreme Personality of Godhead is condemned."(Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.3.32, purport)

"One cannot imagine something about God or His form. Such imagination is not accepted by those who are serious about enlightenment.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila, 3.111, purport)

"So as we have seen that Lord Caitanya, when He instructs, He gives at once evidence from authoritative scripture, that is the way of presenting. Always you should remember that we cannot imagine about God: "I think God is like this." This is nonsense. . . This is all nonsense. "

( Lecture on Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madyha-lila 20.152-154, New York, December 5, 1966)

"The wonderful characteristics of the gopis are beyond imagination."

(Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, 4.187 purport)

This book Krsna is another presentation to help the Krsna consciousness movement in the Western world. This transcendental literature is published in two parts with profuse illustrations. People love to read various kinds of fiction to spend their time and energy. Now this tendency can be directed to Krsna. The result will be the imperishable satisfaction of the soul, both individually and collectively.”

(‘Krishna: The Supreme Personality of Godhead’, Preface, )

“We therefore request everyone to take advantage of this great transcendental literature. One will find that by reading one page after another, an immense treasure of knowledge in art, science, literature, philosophy and religion will be revealed, and ultimately, by reading this one book, Krsna, love of Godhead will fructify.”

(‘Krishna: The Supreme Personality of Godhead’, Preface, )